Special Collections and Archives (UNI-025)
Summary
- College / school: Division of Academic Affairs
- Sub-unit: University Library — Special Collections and Archives
- Campus/Location: Lincoln Park (Richardson Library)
- Last Verified: September 11, 2026
Description & capabilities
DePaul University Library publishes Special Collections and Archives as an official research service: collections, reading-room services, exhibits, policies, special projects, and digital collections. This is the campus archives / special-collections desk for rare and archival materials — not a substitute for a methods mention of “archives” in astronomy datasets or thin-film labs.
Hours, appointment rules, and collection guides are on the Library pages, not inferred here. No named archivists are recorded on this listing.
Access status
- Access: Needs an appointment or affiliation
- Rationale: Special Collections services are published by the Library and are typically by policy or appointment, not open stacks.
- Access URL: library.depaul.edu/special-collections/Pages/default.aspx
- Contact name: DePaul University Library — Special Collections and Archives
- Verification date: 2026-09-11
- Source URLs:
- library.depaul.edu/special-collections/Pages/default.aspx
- library.depaul.edu/special-collections/collections/Pages/default.aspx
- library.depaul.edu/special-collections/services/Pages/default.aspx
Verification
- Status: Confirmed
- Rationale: Official Library Special Collections hub and subpages (collections, services, policies, digital collections) are published on library.depaul.edu.
- Last verified: 2026-09-11
- Evidence:
- Library Special Collections landing page and navigation to collections, services, exhibits, policies, and digital collections (September 2026)
Equipment
Archival reading-room and collection service; no research-instrument inventory from this source.
Last verified: September 11, 2026.
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Notes
Search terms such as archives, special collections, manuscripts, and finding aids should rank this service page. A publication that mentions archives in another field is not this desk.